Alumnae/i in the News
Serge Levy '95
Two photographs of Serge Levy '95 are being displayed in a show at the Philadelpha Museum of Art. The exibition in the Director's Gallery will feature works by twenty-five artists affiliated with the museum as Fellows, fellowship alumnae, or Advisory Committee members. His photo, "Kyoto, Japan 2004", at right, is among the photos on display in the exhibition.
Claudia Thomas '71
Claudia Thomas '71 was presented with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' 2008 Diversity Award. Dr. Thomas is the first African-American woman orthopaedic surgeon.
Thomas, an orthopaedic surgeon and assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is the first woman graduate of Yale University Orthopaedic Program.
Ruth Firestone Brin '41 has published her first novel, The Most Beautiful Monday in 1961, at age 86.
The work of Alec Spangler '02 is on display at White Box at the Annex in New York City.
Milbrey (Missie) Rennie Taylor '68 was recently elected to the board of the First National Bank of Long Island.
Wendy Kuhn '85 is the new program management leader at MCNC, the organization that operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network.
President Bush recently named Marc Thiessen ’89 to the position of chief White House speechwriter.
Diana L. Pearson '78 has been named as the vice president for communications at Dartmouth College.
Russ Opland ’91 was recently recognized by local and national leaders for his service as commander of the Delaware Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
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